Profits from Paradise: Start and Grow a Successful Business in a Tourism Economy: Start and Grow a Successful Business in a Tourism

Profits from Paradise

Start and Grow a Successful Business in a Tourism Economy

Blanche Greaux, MMH

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Disclaimer: The author makes no guarantees concerning the level of success you may experience by following the advice and strategies contained in this book. The information is designed to present the author’s opinion about the subject matter. The author obtained the information contained in this book from personal experience, education, and sources she believes to be reliable, but neither implies nor intends any guarantee of accuracy. The author believes that the information presented is sound, but readers are counseled to seek independent legal, accounting, and professional advice if required. The author particularly disclaims any liability loss, or risks taken by individuals acting directly or indirectly on the information contained herein.

Dedication

For Monica Weseman Carpenter, my friend, mentor and professor. Gone too soon.

Thank you for always believing in me.

For Dr. Dana Tesone, who believed in the places I would go.

For my parents, Conrad and Hilda Smith. Love you always and forever.

Contents

Introduction

Steps to Starting Your Business

Considerations for Starting Your Business

Finding Your Dream Client

Mastering Your Entrepreneurial Mindset

Developing Your Skillset

Eliminating Your Limiting Beliefs

Things I Wish I Knew Sooner

Specialist or Generalist: Understanding the Deference

Finding Your Passion: What’s Your S.A.U.C.E.?

Pricing Your Services

A Story About Trust

Pathways to Entrepreneurship

About Teaching Online

About Ebooks

Connect With Me

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing this book. Follow the steps that I outline and by the end of this book you will know how to successfully start, grow, and scale one or more businesses in the Caribbean. I will help you to identify the cultural, social, and emotional fears that have held you back, and show you how to overcome them.

This book will give you guidance for mastering an entrepreneurial mindset, self- assessments for eliminating the limiting beliefs you may hold, such as risk aversion, perceived lack of support (crabs in a barrel), the fear of ownership, and the tools for replacing your limiting beliefs with empowering beliefs.

You will learn how to assess the skills you already have, use them to determine the ideal first business to start quickly with a limited budget, and how to use your unique story to market and attract your dream clients to your business.

Grab a notebook, and get ready to push past your fears, get off the sidelines, and create your successful business in the Caribbean. Whether you’re trying to start a side business to supplement your income, or replace your income by growing a full-time business, you can do it, and I can show you how.